Is/Was documents coal in a variety of ways, experimenting with traditional and contemporary methods, as well as mechanical and physical approaches. Is/Was considers the past and the present by blending mediums and approaches, using digital and traditional formats to understand and view coal’s history and future. Coal is an important resource in western Pennsylvania, embedded in the culture and the economy. Recent shifts in policies and technological advancements have caused coal’s future to be uncertain and for its past to be considered in new light. A powerful object, not yet of ages gone by but not still relevant to modern society. A little thing with great power and great nuaunce.
